What Are Your Goals for This School Year?
Tell us what you hope to accomplish, learn, try or get better as you kick off the new year.
Lesson of the Day: ‘The Long Scourge of Lead Poisoning’
Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “The Long Scourge of Lead Poisoning” by Ellen GablerThe use of lead dates all the way back to ancient Rome. But despite the fact that the dangers of lead exposure are well known today, lead poisoning continues to be an epidemic in the United States.In this lesson, you will learn about several…
Lesson of the Day: ‘In the Ocean, It’s Snowing Microplastics’
5. How and why are scientists making their own marine snow? What questions do they hope to answer?6. The article concludes:Scientists are still exploring exactly how this plastic snow is sinking, but they do know for sure, Dr. Porter said, that “everything eventually sinks in the ocean.” Vampire squids will live and die and eventually…
40 Educators Join The New York Times Teaching Project
The Learning Network is thrilled to welcome 40 distinguished educators to our second cohort of The New York Times Teaching Project. These middle and high school teachers, chosen after a competitive selection process, hail from 19 states and represent a diversity of subject areas, including U.S. history, English language arts, mathematics and philosophy. What unites…
Should Students Be Allowed to Miss School for Mental Health Reasons?
Several states, including Arizona, Oregon and Virginia, have recently passed bills that allow students to miss school to take care of their mental health, efforts that were often supported or led by students.Do you think all students should have the option to take a day off from school to rest, recalibrate and take a break…
Lesson of the Day: ‘Asian Americans Grapple With Tide of Attacks’
Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Asian Americans Grapple With Tide of Attacks: ‘We Need Our Safety Back’” by Jeffery C. Mays, Dana Rubinstein and Grace AshfordIn recent months, the Asian American community in New York City and nationwide has faced a surge in violence. Asian American groups and elected officials from across the political spectrum have come…
How Good Is Your Sense of Direction?
Can you guess where something is based on the address or cross streets alone? If someone were to reference a local landmark, such as mountains, the ocean or a distinctive building, would that help to situate you? Or do you primarily depend on your smartphone map to get yourself places?As a child in Chicago, Stephanie…
Helping Digital Natives Overcome Digital Naïveté: Four Steps to Media Literacy
David Nurenberg teaches English at Milton Academy in Milton, Mass.This piece is part of a collection about news literacy and the role of the press. Find links to dozens of engaging Learning Network activities here, and a related conversation forum for students here.Do you teach with The Times? Tell us about it here, or browse…
Teaching With The New York Times: A Virtual Summit
Journalism helps us navigate a complex world, shines a light on the truth, and provides analysis, insight and context to the most pressing issues of our day. In this summit for educators and librarians, The New York Times Education and Library Subscription Program brings you a series of discussions featuring Times journalists, leaders in education,…
Vocabulary Challenge for English Learners: Write a Story Using Our Words of the Day
Note: Winners of the November Vocabulary Challenge are announced at the bottom of this post.When you hear the words jostle, replenish and debris, does a story come to mind?We want to read 50-word stories in which students incorporate some of the Words of the Day we published in December. We will publish our favorite submissions…
